Portraiture and Politics in Revolutionary France challenges widely held assumptions about both the genre of portraiture and the political and cultural role of images in France at the beginning of the nineteenth century. After 1789; portraiture came to dominate French visual culture because it addressed the central challenge of the Revolution: how to turn subjects into citizens. Revolutionary portraits allowed sitters and artists to appropriate the means of representation; both aesthetic and political; and articulate new forms of selfhood and citizenship; often in astonishingly creative ways. The triumph of revolutionary portraiture also marks a turning point in the history of art; when seriousness of purpose and aesthetic ambition passed from the formulation of historical narratives to the depiction of contemporary individuals. This shift had major consequences for the course of modern art production and its engagement with the political and the contingent.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. My review of Waiting for the LightBy Norm YipI had bought the e-mail and the paper-back book version of the book. The paper-back version was better. The book pictorial views were larger; more beautiful; and more dramatic. Also the book had one or two more pictures than the book. The write-up was well-written and expressive in describing the conditions in which the pictures were taken. The humor presented also lighten up the reading; and made the reading more pleasurable. The reading was easy to follow. The term waiting the for light really taught me much about the exposure time and finding the right locations to photograph landscapes. It taught me about the early dawn softness of light and the color changes that occur at dush. I have learned much from book. I have looked at the pictures over and over and find the pictures incredibly beautiful.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. It will assist you in making better photos especially landscape photographyBy Robert HarrisHave you ever wondered what went into an award winning photograph? This is a short but intersting book will give you some insight to the labor that produces eye catching work.It will assist you in making better photos especially landscape photography. The big lesson is patience. Waiting for nature to give you that beautiful scene and capture it. This was a good read.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Best of GenreBy Bill WardWhile research photography books; I found this masterpiece. It isnt an instructional; how to book. It is an incredibly inspirational book full of beauty and exquisite images. This is a book that seasoned professionals can appreciate; admire and hold up as bench mark especially for judging landscape photography. There is enough relative information to make the book more interesting; but there is no need for words when the pictures eloquently example the unspeakable beauty of nature.If you are interested in nature and landscape photography; this is as good as it gets and then some. Prepare to be inspired and awe struck.
